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CVE-2024-27296: Directus version number disclosure

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Directus is a real-time API and App dashboard for managing SQL database content. Prior to version 10.8.3, the exact Directus version number was being shipped in compiled JS bundles which are accessible without authentication. With this information a malicious attacker can trivially look for known vulnerabilities in Directus core or any of its shipped dependencies in that specific running version. The problem has been resolved in versions 10.8.3 and newer.

Affected products

• directus: before 10.8.3 — fixed in 10.8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: directus 10.8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/a5a1c26ac48795ed3212a4c51b9523588aff4fa0
• https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-5mhg-wv8w-p59j
• https://github.com/directus/directus/commit/a5a1c26ac48795ed3212a4c51b9523588aff4fa0
• https://github.com/directus/directus/security/advisories/GHSA-5mhg-wv8w-p59j

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